Wang Hai (admiral)

Wang Hai (Chinese: 王海; born 1961) is a vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been Commander of the South Sea Fleet since January 2017. He formerly served as a Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy.

Not to be confused with Wang Hai, the air force commander.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Hai
王海
Wang Hai in 2016
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
Assumed office
January 2017
Preceded byShen Jinlong
Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
In office
July 2015 – January 2017
CommanderWu Shengli
Preceded byDu Jingchen
Personal details
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service?−present
Rank Vice Admiral

Career

Wang Hai served for many years in the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 2010. In September 2012, when Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier was commissioned into service, Wang Hai was named the first commander of its carrier battle group.[1]

In March 2014, Wang became chief of staff of the PLAN's North Sea Fleet, succeeding rear admiral Wei Gang (魏钢). In July 2015, he was appointed a deputy commander of the PLA Navy.[1]

In August 2015, Wang Hai and Vice Admiral Aleksandr Fedotenkov of the Russian Navy commanded the Joint Sea-2015 (II) in Vladivostok, a joint naval exercise conducted by the Chinese and Russian navies.[2]

In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang).[3]

References
  1. 王海少将任海军副司令 曾任辽宁舰编队司令. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-07-02.
  2. "Russian-Chinese Naval Drills Begin in the Pacific". Russia Insider. Interfax. 24 August 2015.
  3. 海军举行晋衔仪式 王海杨世光等5名军官晋升中将. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-07-29.
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